Chronic Pain and Locus Coeruleus Integrity in Older Adults

Volume: 22, Issue: 5, Pages: 602 - 603
Published: May 1, 2021
Abstract
Animal studies have suggested essential links between chronic pain and the locus coeruleus (LC), a brainstem region important for attention, but also pain and cognitive modulation. Recently developed MRI sequences now allow us to assess LC integrity in vivo. Our study examined the association between late midlife chronic pain and LC integrity in older adults via neuromelanin-contrast imaging. For this study, 484 community-dwelling men...
Paper Details
Title
Chronic Pain and Locus Coeruleus Integrity in Older Adults
Published Date
May 1, 2021
Volume
22
Issue
5
Pages
602 - 603
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